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A BYTE OF LIFE Friday, July 24, 2009

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MONO SLEEVE
An extension of the
one-shoulder dress

FREE CIRCULATION Vol. 3 No. 139

Ministry foots the bill


The Sports Ministry has come to the All-India Football
Federation’s rescue, sanctioning Rs. 10 crore for the junior
team. But a cash-strapped federation is still crying foul.
» PAGE 07

PATHFINDERS
A bunch of techies came together to form band
Paadhai. While their first album proved a hit,
they are now working on taking Ranam Sugam
– Pain is Good, their second music album,
beyond their IT friends

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02 ERGO Friday, July 24, 2009

Exchange

Namma Chennai
Tanishq has announced its exchange offer,
22 k = 23 k. The initiative allows one to
gain one karat on exchange of old gold
jewellery of any karatage. The offer is
open on all Tanishq outlets till August.

Television

10 questions
with Salman
10 Ka Dum is back, this
time with commoners
Music participating in the show.
Watch out for its first
episode where Salman
Karaoke Khan takes on
homemaker Priyanka

Tuesdays Shukla and milkman Sunil


Mishra in the game. Tune
in to Sony on July 25.
Bike and Barrel at The
Residency is
organising a western
karaoke nite every
Tuesday. The event
promises to be an Theatre
evening of fun and
music with all-time
English hits being
played. The evening
Silence!
will be hosted by
Swapna Abraham. Time for
For details call 2815
6363. class
Theatre Y is starting its
next batch of ‘Act One,
Voice One, and StorY’, its
acting voice training and
scriptwriting course, this
weekend. The
introductory class will be
held on July 24 from 6 to
8 p.m. at StudYo, No 25,
Mandavelli Street.
For details call
9884070796.

Launch Television

Kargil war
is 10
July 26 is the 10th
anniversary of Kargil war.
On this occasion tune in
to listen to the brave
stories of Capt. Anuj
Nayyar, Lt. Vijayant
Thapar, Vikram Batra and
Capt. Haneefudddin – all
who laid their lives to
save the nations integrity.
Tune in to IBN7, Zindagi
Live at 8 p.m.
Attention bookworms
Chennai gets one more bookstore. Full Circle bookstore will open at
# 85, Chamiers Road on July 26. The store will stock all genres
including fiction, non-fiction and a wide range of art books.
Friday, July 24, 2009
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Footprints, but
not in the sand
‘Payanam’, band
Paadhai’s first
where they have been. Thus, we
named it Paadhai, meaning
‘path’,” they say.
Shameer elaborates, “Nothing
album, proved a in this world is new. A few things
just exist; they don’t change for
hit among the years, like the endless path.”

techie crowd. Now Making of Payanam


Payanam – Kaalgal Yen Kadhai
they are working Sollum (Journey - My Story as
Told by my Feet) was their first
on taking ‘Ranam album. “We felt that we should
start from the scratch of life. Only
Sugam – Pain is people and their journey change,
the path being the same. Our first
Good’, their album is about the journey of
life,” says Suresh.
second music The group spent almost a year
in making the album, which has
album, beyond 10 tracks. While all the trials for
the album were done at their Ma-
their IT friends dipakkam villa during weekends,
the recording was completed at
Carnatica’s Studio - Sounds of Si-
lence in Kodambakkam.
MONISHA MOHANDAS From its first track Thandhayil
monishamohandas@yahoo.com naan, which talks about birth of a
child, till its ninth track Kaatril

T
he echoes of vendors and midhakindraen about the end,
honking from two-wheelers Payanam is getting good re-
are the only sounds visiting sponse. “We first promoted the
this semi-residential locality album in our respective compa-
tucked inside Periyar Nagar Ex- pro forming the group. It is love ter he won a singing competition nies and later in other companies
tension in Madipakkam. But on for music that binds them togeth- nical nuances until it’s ready for at CTS, where Shameer was his through friends,” says Shameer,
Friday evenings Enfield Avenue er, and every weekend they recording. Interestingly, Sivaku- team mate. Since then the trio’s talking about extending its pro-
wakes up to the strumming of “cook, sleep and play” till they mar, who works with Wipro (Ban- journey into music has always motion further. “We are not here
guitars, beats of drums and notes have played enough music to last galore), comes every weekend to been together. “Music was initia- to redefine music. We try to give
from the piano. The music that them till their next meeting. contribute his mite as vocalist lly our hobby but now it has people a taste of the original and
starts at 6.30 p.m. goes on till Its lead members are: Sham- and piano artiste. changed into passion and we simple. It’s an idea of using in-
Sunday evening, with occasional meer M., Suresh G. and Sivaku- proudly say that we own a band,” struments in a different mix of
breaks in between. mar S., all vocalists. They are School to office says Siva. styles.”
Ten youngsters, all between 20 joined by Sridhar S. (rhythm), Di- Siva and Shameer were bench The band is not resting with the
and 26, gather at this villa every neshkumar M. (rhythm), Deepak mates at Prince Matriculation Coining the path launch of its debut album; they
weekend to play and practise mu- S. (guitar), Manigandan V. and Higher Secondary School where Paadhai is inspired by the lines have started work on the second.
sic under the band name Paadhai Balakrishnan M.U. (video edit- they shared eight years of “con- from the famous American mo- “Our next album, Ranam Sugam
(Tamil for ‘path’). ing) and Narendhiran E. (visual stant fights” which continue till vie, Forrest Gump (1994). “In the – Pain is Good, will have seven
Paadhai is two and half years effects). Together the nine write, today and it’s only the piano that movie, the (mamma) always says, tracks with ‘love’ as the theme,”
old, with multi-talented profes- rewrite lyrics, compose, sing, mix, binds them together. Suresh one can tell a lot about a person they conclude, keeping the guitar
sionals from Cognizant and Wi- remix and perform all the tech- joined the band two years ago af- by their shoe – where they go and and piano in sync. ■
04 ERGO Friday, July 24, 2009

Village
Runaway bull checks into motel
A Chinese motel had an unexpected guest when a runaway bull
burst into the building and spent the night while police
attempted to find its owner.

Spacesuit trouble Goat’s


shortens spacewalk crowning as
Problems with a spacesuit have caused NASA to cut short
a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. king of
Problems with a system that removes carbon dioxide
from the air in astronaut Chris Cassidy’s spacesuit caused Ireland in
mission control to end the spacewalk at 2031 GMT on
Wednesday after five hours and 59 minutes. doubt
Carbon dioxide levels were beginning to rise in his suit, The annual crowning
but he was not in any imminent danger, NASA said. The of a goat as king of
spacewalk was to have lasted about six and a half hours. Ireland at one of the
DPA country’s oldest fairs is
in doubt after organisers said the heir to the throne may
be stopped from travelling to the festival.
Traditionally a male goat is caught in the mountains of
Airbag in a watch aims Kerry in southern Ireland and paraded through the town
of Killorglin where he reigns for the three days of Puck
to save lives on water Fair, a centuries-old festival of drinking, music and
Airbags save lives on the road, and a Taiwanese inventor dancing.
who has embedded one in a wristwatch hopes they will do Locals may have to desperately trek the nearby hills after
the same in the water. this year’s chosen animal from the Northern Ireland town
Tseng Tze-kui, a water sports enthusiast for more than of Ballycastle could only get a four-day license for the trip
three decades, came up with the idea of the inflatable bag south of the border.
in a watch five years ago as a lightweight alternative to “It takes at least a day to bring a goat from Ballycastle to
lifejackets. Killorglan and the goat is on the stand for three days. It’s
“Every year, people drown at the seashore or in creeks. Of not possible to do that within the four days,” Puck Fair
course, a lifejacket is the safest protection but there are chairman Declan Mangan told state radio station RTE.
still many children who are Reuters
unwilling to wear them,”
he said.
Tseng’s invention is called
Fixblessing and retails for Moms do favour
about $80 at major fishing
and sports accessory stores precious first borns
in Taiwan. It’s also on sale Younger siblings’ suspicions have been confirmed: Parents,
in Singapore. especially mothers, favour their ’precious first borns’ (PFBs)
The device displays time over the children they have later, concludes a new study.
like a normal watch, and Among examples of attention lavished on the PFBs,
has a small bottle of mothers admit to rubbing shampoo into their own eyes to
carbon dioxide attached to test it doesn’t sting, pulling prams backwards for miles to
the wrist piece which, avoid direct sunlight and even sterilising the steriliser, reports The Telegraph.
when triggered, inflates Others change their newborns so regularly they go through 150 nappies a week, while some
the airbag. spend half an hour bathing just their baby’s head.
Reuters ANI

Ronaldo to star in a film


B
razil’s three-time world “Ronaldo signed an agree-
player of the year Ronaldo ment in principle last week,” his
has agreed in principle to agent Fabiano Farah told sports
star in a film about a Pal- information provider El Globo.
estinian child fan of his who dies “A definitive agreement will
in a refugee camp, according to be reached in September.”
news reports. Ronaldo, though, has still to
The 32-year-old two-time get permission from his club to
World Cup winner will be with act in the Iranian-directed film.
his club Corinthians in the Mid- The all-time leading World
dle East - for a September 15 Cup scorer is to play a peace
friendly in the Palestinian Terri- emissary, a role he has already
tories against fellow Brazilians played in reality as in May 2005
Fluminense - at the time that the he spent several hours visiting
film is set to be made in Leba- the Palestinian Territories. ■
non. AFP

PHOTO: AFP
Friday, July 24, 2009
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Websites of the day Girl injured by falling tortoise
Indulge your inner comic book geek: A young Chinese girl suffered a concussion after being
www.superherodb.com hit in the head by a falling object, later identified as a
Become an online book worm: three-pound tortoise - although it is still unknown
www.literature.org where the tortoise fell from.

Raimi takes on
‘World of Warcraft’ movie
F
ilm director Sam Raimi
brought Spider-Man to life
on the big screen and now
he is set to bring the orcs
and dwarves from the hit role-
playing fantasy videogame World
of Warcraft to the big screen.
Blizzard Entertainment Inc., a
unit of Activision Blizzard, and
Legendary Pictures said that Rai-
mi has signed to make a film out
of the Warcraft universe of Aze-
roth. Warcraft made its debut in
1994 as a real-time strategy game
based on a conflict between the
Horde and the Alliance and was
developed into the massively World of Warcraft now holds the
multiplayer online game World of
Warcraft in 2004, which has de- Guinness World Record as the most
veloped a huge following. popular massively multiplayer online
The two companies said they game with more than 11.5 million
were confident that Raimi, who
also directed Evil Dead, was the monthly subscribers as well as having a
ideal man to satisfy Warcraft en- lucrative range of licensed products
thusiasts as well as a mainstream Director Sam Raimi. PHOTO GETTY IMAGES
audience. “Raimi has, in the
course of his career, clearly dem-
onstrated a genius for developing
and adapting existing fictional ment. Raimi most recently wrote Raimi in the statement. “I am Charles Roven who brought The Bros. Pictures, a unit of Time
universes for mainstream au- and directed the supernatural thrilled to work with such a dyna- Dark Knight to screen last year. Warner Inc.
diences while staying true to the thriller Drag Me to Hell. mite production team to bring The film will fall under Legend- There were no immediate de-
spirit of the original content,” the “At its core, Warcraft is a fan- this project to the big screen.” ary Pictures’ co-production and tails on cast or release date. ■
companies said in a joint state- tastic, action-packed story,” said The film will be produced by co-financing deal with Warner Reuters

Life’s a beach for Bondi homeless


T
hey live closer to picture-perfect squat in public buildings get the support
Bondi Beach than anyone else. Their of the courts to defy the local authority.
home is the heritage-listed Bondi “We’re not about dumping them so-
Pavilion. And they don’t pay rent. mewhere,” said Betts. “I think part of the
But the Bondi Nine, as the locals call difficulty is that we can’t guarantee that
them, are not the luckiest men alive. They any of our homeless would be housed in
don’t have jobs, have had problems with Bondi.”
alcohol and mental illness, and are under The local authorities say that some of
pressure to end an 8-year squat at the the Bondi Nine are ready to move into
much-photographed 80-year-old public council digs in less pricey suburbs but
building. that group leader Kevin St Alder is in-
They do have rich and powerful sup- sisting on solidarity.
porters. Lawyer Dymphna Hawkins has “I’d rather be homeless in my area of
taken their case to the Supreme Court choice than housed somewhere else,” the
and won a legal ruling that gives them a defiant 49-year-old said.
few more weeks in their wonderful Articulate and savvy, St Alder has lived
abode. in Bondi Beach for most of his life. He’s
“What it shows is that we can have faith been priced out of the rental market but,
in our judiciary to make decisions that unlike thousands like him, is refusing to
are compassionate to the homeless and move.
the people who are marginalised in our “I think it’s the responsibility of com-
society,” Hawkins said. munities to support people that are in
Mayor Sally Betts is exasperated. The situations like me and, you know, that’s
courts routinely evict private tenants who what makes a good society,” he said. ■
fall behind in the rent, yet those who DPA
06 ERGO Friday, July 24, 2009

Eto’o poised to sign Inter deal

Sport
Samuel Eto’o is on the verge of signing a deal to join Inter Milan, according to reports on
Thursday. The Cameroon striker’s agent spent a second day in talks with Inter bosses on
Wednesday and emerged to say that a transaction could be completed by Thursday. Eto’o is
likely to switch from Barcelona in a swap deal that will see Inter’s Swedish forward Zlatan
Ibrahimovic join the Catalans.

Murray’s
AC Milan humbled
Mexico’s Club America notched their second victory
over Italian opposition in pre-season action with a
2-1 win against AC Milan in the United States on
Wednesday. A fine glancing header from Daniel

county call
Marquez six minutes from time broke a 1-1 deadlock
and gave the ten-times Mexican champions victory at
the Georgia Dome. After their victory on penalties
against Inter Milan on Sunday, Club America looked
sharper than Leonardo’s Milan side who have just
returned to full training.
The Mexicans took the lead in the 55th minute
through Enrique Esqueda, who made a fine run to
lose Milan’s American defender Oguchi Onyewu,
then latched on to a deft through-ball from Salvador
Cabanas before smartly turning it home. Ten minutes Murray endures rare losing feeling in humble county match
later Filippo Inzaghi equalised for Milan with a
characteristic strike, sneaking on to a ball down the
middle and guiding it into the net before Marquez’s
sealer. Milan play Chelsea, led by their former coach
Carlo Ancelotti, on Friday and then finish their tour
with a derby meeting against Inter Milan on Sunday.
Reuters

Don’t blame mum for

W
orld number three
Mitchell’s slump Andy Murray trad-
ed the glamour of
Mitchell Johnson’s mother says she is not to blame the world’s biggest
for her son’s poor bowling form at the Ashes. The tennis stages for the more
27-year-old fast bowler struggled for line and length humble surrounds of a modest
in the second test at Lord’s, prompting calls he local tournament, and ended on the
should be dropped for the third test at Edgbaston. losing side, British media reported on
Johnson’s mother, Vikki Harber, had told Australian Thursday.
media on the eve of the series in England that her North of Scotland found themselves
son had hardly contacted her since marrying karate short of players for their county week
champion and model Jessica Bratich. clash against Hertfordshire at East-
Harber has not spoken to her son since January and bourne on Wednesday and Murray,
said she was really upset to see him “struggling over ranked below only Roger Federer and
there”. “I just hope that all the other stuff that’s Rafael Nadal on the world stage, volun-
been going on, he might be able to just forget teered his services. The 22-year-old Scot
about it and concentrate on playing his cricket,” interrupted preparations for the U.S.
Harber said. “Because despite some of the stuff hardcourt season to play three doubles
that’s been reported, I’m not angry. I’m not upset, matches on a modest line of grasscourts,
either. But there isn’t a mother in Australia who where no ball-boys or girls meant the
ever stops worrying about her boy, no matter how players retrieve their own balls, in the
old he gets – and I don’t see why I should be any English south coast town.
different.” He and his partner won all three con-
Harber had also delivered a broadside at Cricket tests but it was not enough for the Scot-
Australia for allowing wives and girlfriends on the tish side, which also featured Andy’s
Ashes tour but not parents. Their presence would brother Jamie, from going down 5-4 in
not produce the kind of “bitchiness” that might the all-doubles event. “I know pretty
occur between girlfriends, she suggested. Former much all these guys from junior days,”
Australian captain Kim Hughes said the pair’s rift Andy Murray said. “I don’t get to see
before the series may have dented the bowler’s them too often these days, a lot of them
confidence. are coaches now and when Jamie said
Reuters they needed us, I wasn’t doing anything
so it was an easy decision to come and
play.”
The Scots were delighted to receive
such big-name support in their moment
of crisis. “I was delighted to get the call.
It says a lot about his character that he
wanted to join us,” coach Ian Conway
was quoted as saying. Murray is due to
play the Masters series events in Mon-
treal and Cincinnati next month before
the August 31 to September 13 U.S.
Open in New York, where he lost the
final last year to Swiss world number
one Federer. ■
Reuters

PHOTO: AFP
Friday, July 24, 2009
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‘‘
I will worry about that when I finish at The Oval. Walking off for the last time at Lord’s the other day
was special. I sat in the dressing room and had a look around and felt pretty pleased with myself. It
probably hasn’t hit me yet, in a few weeks, maybe when the lads are playing in South Africa this winter, that’s
when it will hit me. But for now I just want to focus on playing at Edgbaston and performing.
Andrew Flintoff on his Test retirement

Ministry foots the bill


Government comes to the rescue of cash-strapped AIFF
AYON SENGUPTA spent on coaching and exposure Qatar. A good performance will re- Ministry officials are believed to
ayon@goergo.in trips, but the final call is to be made establish us as an Asian powerhouse be looking into the matter and Patel
by the AIFF and its coaches,” Joint and will also improve our Fifa rank- is expected to meet his Sports Minis-

I
ndian football got a shot in the Secretary of the Sports Ministry In- ings,” an official said under condi- try counterpart M.S. Gill to iron out
arm with the country’s Sports geti Srinivas said. “But we will also tion of anonymity. “The Asian the differences. “We are aware of
Ministry sanctioning a sum of Rs. like to keep some checks and bal- Games has hardly any significance in the importance of the Asia Cup and
10 crore for preparation for the ances to see that the programme is the footballing world.” are looking into possible ways to
2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, run properly.” The ministry, incidentally, has al- help the team,” Srinivas said.
China. Welcoming the government’s ready released Rs. 80 lakh to the AIFF AIFF’s technical director and in-
The ministry is in consultation move, AIFF acting president and Civil for the senior national team’s pre- charge of the junior team, Colin Toal,
with the All-India Football Federa- Aviation Minister Praful Patel said in paratory tour to Dubai and Barcelo- said from Goa: “We have a good set-
tion (AIFF) to chart out a roadmap a statement: “We had one round of na. “The ministry had borne more up of junior boys and I feel we have
for the under-23 side, which will meetings with the Sports Ministry than half of the ongoing tour abroad a decent chance to do well in China.
take part in the Games. Like the and a lot of positives have come out but more needs to be done,” the of- The team, however, needs to play
Olympics, the Asian Games too is of it. We will again sit down with ficial said. “We have a very ambi- with better international opponents
considered an amateur competition them later this year to find out how tious plan for the Asia Cup and to before the tournament to realise
and only three over-23 players can we can work together to put Indian materialise it at least Rs. 40 crore is their full potential. A good perfor-
participate in the meet. football on the right track.” needed. The federation on its own mance there will be good for Indian
“The amount is expected to be But a section of the federation of- will try to realise the maximum football as they are the players for
judiciously used by the federation to ficials have expressed their anger amount. But if we fall short the min- the future.”
put up a strong challenge at the re- over the government move to tie istry should look into it. Success Toal, though, stayed clear of the
gional games. Ideally, it should be down the grant only for the junior there will bring back football to the controversy surrounding the senior
team’s expenses. “Our main focus mainstream and corporates too will and junior teams and refused to
should be the Asia Cup in 2011 in show added interest in the game.” comment. ■

Technical director Colin Toal (right) giving


tips to his players during a practice session
at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai.
FILE PHOTO: K.V. SRINIVASAN
08 ERGO Friday, July 24, 2009

Portfolio

T
he one-shouldered dress,
alas, has been oft repeated.
Stretching it further is the
mono sleeve. You still bare
one shoulder, but you now en-
sure that one arm is kept under
wraps. In all, more asymmetry
and more edginess in contrast to
the one-shoulder look.
Angelina Jolie probably start-
ed it in May this year, strutting
the Cannes red carpet in a nude
Versace dress.
While the mono-sleeve didn’t
go unnoticed, most still pre-
ferred discussing the expanse of
pretty leg.
The just-concluded Haute Cou-
ture Fall/Winter 2009-2010 col-
lection shows in Paris saw several
designers experimenting with

Deepika
Padukone
with co-star Josep Font
Akshay Kumar

Elie Saab.
PHOTOS: AFP
Friday, July 24, 2009
09

BULLETIN
Honour for Mary-Kate
and Ashley Olsen
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have been
honoured with an inclusion into the Council
of Fashion Designers of America.
The Full House duo is among 31 designers
honoured by
the institute,
reports
Contactmusic.
The twins
have been
their own versions of the mono chosen for
sleeve. Josep Font did a leg-of- their
giant-mutton variation in billow- contribution
ing satin, delicate pin-tucks, et to fashion
al. The red sleeve remained the through their
dress’ most remarkable aspect. two labels –
Elie Saab’s all-white collection The Row and
also featured the mono-sleeve. It
might also be recalled that The
The mono Elizabeth and
James.
O.C. star Mischa Barton attended
the designer’s Haute Couture
sleeve is a The pair will
receive their
Spring/ Summer 2009 show in
another mono-sleeve number
welcome accolade
from CFDA president Diane von Furstenberg
from Mr. Saab.
Christophe Josse did a more
break from at a ceremony in New York in October.
ANI
toned down version, playing on the one-
the thin line between one-shoul-
dered and one-sleeved. shoulder look Stella McCartney wants
Our very won Deepika Padu-
kone also showed us how to do
Lohan to drop fur
mono sleeve in a fuchsia Fashion designer Stella McCartney, who is a
number. strict vegetarian, has requested Hollywood
Tip: Tempted as you might be starlet Lindsay Lohan to stop wearing fur.
to bedeck the bare arm, resist. The designer,
Ideally, no bracelets, bangles, daughter of
etc. Also, handbag straps will ru- Beatles legend
in the look, so clutch a clutch, Paul McCartney, is
oversized or mini. ■ a supporter of
animal rights
organisation PETA
and is reportedly
upset with the
Meangirls star’s
fondness for fur
and leather items,
Daily Mail
Kevin Ng reported.
“Lindsay wears a
lot of Stella’s
designs and she
doesn’t want to
be associated
with a high-
profile star who
insists on
Christophe wearing animal
Josse products,” a
source close to
the designer said.
“She never uses
fur and
encourages
everyone to opt
for a vegetarian
lifestyle,” said
the designer’s
spokesperson.
PTI
10 ERGO Friday, July 24, 2009

She Wolf for recession blues

Flick
Colombian singer Shakira has said that her latest album, She Wolf, was created to distract her fans’
attention away from the recession. “It’s a very electronic album. Dance-oriented, club-oriented. I
want people to have fun with it. Forget about their troubles. Forget about the crisis. Forget
everything for a minute – at least while they listen to the music,” Contactmusic quoted her as
telling MTV.

BY SUBHASH K. JHA Asked if she has shifted loyal-


ties from dress designer Manish

H
aving been designated a Malhotra to Aki, she said: “No. I
style icon, Kareena Ka- love Aki’s work and plan to use
poor now intends to go his clothes very often. But Man-
on a long shopping binge ish and I go back a long way. He
in various fashion capitals and dressed up my sister to stardom
also cut her hair. and then me. We’re not the kind
“I have to...I’ve no choice. I’m of people who move on in our
looked at as a fashion state- friendships.
ment. Very tiring, but flattering. “I’m back with Manish Malho-
Dress designer Aki Narula has tra in 3 Idiots and the remake of
set impossible standards of fash- Stepmom. I’ll be dressed up as a
ion for me through my films. stylish young girl. I’m planning
Now I’ve no choice but to live up to cut my hair. I’m really proud
to those standards. I’ve raised to be called stylish. I like that,”
the bar for fashion,” Kareena said the actress.
said. The selection of clothes and
“After Kambakkht Ishq, in designer depends upon the
Qurbaan Aki has again made me roles, says Kareena.
look so special,” added the ac- “In Jab We Met, I was simply
tress who gives the credit for her dressed in salwar-kameez. In my
Kambakkht... look to Aki. forthcoming films Qurbaan and
“He went shopping for my 3 Idiots, I’m minimalist in my
clothes and accessories. This clothes.
may be a film, but I’ve never “But Kambakkht Ishq was
worked harder. In terms of styl- about beautiful surfaces and
ing and body language even shallow people. I had to dress
dance and drama, I really immaculately. The standards for
worked hard. I wanted it to be a a heroine’s look and styling had
‘phataka’ kind of role. I wanted to be raised. In terms of clothes,
the audience to come out hair and makeup we’ve done
breathless,” said Kareena, who that in Kambakkht Ishq. The fact
may soon be off on a shopping is, I wanted to look very differ-
expedition to fashion hubs such ent. I wanted to look larger than
as Milan, Paris, London and New life,” she said.
York. But the actress says she is
“It becomes tiring for everyth- equally comfortable playing a
ing I wear to be in the media girl next door like she did in Om-
glare. I constantly need to be kara.
well-dressed. It’s a price I’ve to “If I can carry off Kolhapuri
pay, in more ways than one. I chappals in Omkara, I’m equally
don’t have a choice but to have at home in Jimmy Choos in Kam-
my wardrobe filled with choices. bakkht Ishq. I’m equally proud
“Nowadays when I go abroad, of both kind of films. Madhuri
I find myself spending more (Dixit) did a “Mrityudand” and a
time in shops than holidaying. “Choli ke peeche” (in Khalnayak)
It’s a responsibility. And I do side by side. Look at the film ac-
need to be chic all the time. But tors like Madhuri, my sister Ka-
my being a fashion icon also de- risma, Saif Ali Khan and Akshay
pends on my attitude and mood did in the 1990s. And look where
of the moment,” said the ac- they got! I guess I was lucky.”■
tress. IANS

It becomes tiring
PTI PHOTO for everything I
wear to be in the
media glare. I
constantly need to

II’m
’m llooked
ooked aatt aass a be well-dressed. It’s
a price I’ve to pay,
in more ways than
one. I don’t have a
choice but to have

ffashion
ashion sstatement:
tatement: KKareena
areena my wardrobe filled
with choices.
Friday, July 24, 2009
11
Krish eyes acting
Singer Krish, who married actress Sangeetha
recently, holds an associate degree in acting from
New York University. He is now looking forward
to opportunities in acting too.

M The truth Cine City


ichael Jackson and his alleged secret love-
child reportedly first met on a chance meet-
ing in a holiday hotel in Tunisia in 1996.
Dancer Omer Bhatti, speculated to be
Jackson’s fourth child, then 12, was said to have

about MJ’s
impressed the King of Pop with his own dance
moves and imitations of the star’s signature moon-
walk.
It is thought Omer’s Asian father Riz and Norwei-
gan mother Pia moved to Neverland in 1997 though

‘secret
they later returned to Norway, reports The Daily
Star. It was only after the chance meeting that Jack-
son allegedly told his friends that Omer was his child
from a one-night stand with Pia in 1984.
Omer was seated in the front row alongside the

lovechild’
Jackson’s brothers and sisters at the star’s memorial
service in Los Angeles on July 7.
He is believed to be seeking a DNA test to discover
the truth about his “connection” with the King of
Pop.
But a source close to the officials investigating
Jackson’s death said it was "extremely unlikely" the
test would prove a link.
He said: “We suspect that he is just another boy
Michael was besotted with. We would be staggered
if he was a Jackson even if he can moonwalk.” ■
ANI

Darling hubby
Gopika is back to movies, thanks to her husband
Dr. Akilesh. After her wedding everyone thought
Gopika would bid adieu to cinema. But when actor
Dileep invited her to act in Swantham Lekhakhan,
it was her husband who showed the green signal.
Gopika has given a 15-day call sheet for the movie.
She will be back to Ireland in July end to celebrate
her first wedding anniversary with her husband,
who has made elaborate preparations.

Lakshmi’s wish
Actor Lakshmi Rai has a long wish list. And one
among that is to pair up with superstar
Rajinikanth. The actor, who wants to do films with
directors Shankar and Murugadoss, says she wants
to shed her glamour girl tag and portray homely
characters in the near future. Though she did a
good job in Dhaam Dhoom, Lakshmi doesn’t have
too many good films to boast about. Lakshmi, who
was last seen in Vaamanan, is pinning her hopes
on director Selva’s Naan Avanillai - 2.

AFP
12 ERGO Friday, July 24, 2009

Ram Prasath from Infosys has nominated his team as Partners in Crime. Shahul Hameed from Sutherland Global Services has nominated his team
This picture was taken in their office premises. as Partners in Crime. This picture was taken at Kodaikanal.

Manonmani Kesav from HCL Technologies has nominated her friends as Sundaralakshmi from Wipro has nominated her friends as Partners in Crime.
Partners in Crime. This pic was clicked during Varanam Ayiram film This picture was taken during their trip to Ooty.
shoot.

Ganesh from Calsoft has nominated his team- Nortel NVGsians as Partners in Jeeva from Technosoft Global Solutions has nominated his friends as
Crime. This photo was clicked at Kodaikanal. Partners in Crime. The pic was taken during their trip to Kerala.
Friday, July 24, 2009
13

the best . The smile should last for all


Jamal R. Khan from Cog-
nizant Technology Solu-
July 24 365 days as it is first day of your
■ Dear Pandi, new journey .But remmeber you
tions has been Let the god decorate each golden ray need to come back as your sister
nominated as Office An- of the sun reaching u with wishes of will be standing here to wish u
gel by Picasso team. success, happiness and prosperity 4 u, again .... May god showers all
we wish you a super duper happy his blessing on you..
He is a very special
birthday. Happy birthday nanba. Happy Birthday Bhaijaan ..
person. He drives the
With love, Encaps, Regards, Shikha
energy in us. He is down
ZOHO corp
to earth and ready to help
■ Dear JOHN & PANNERSELVAM,
us at any time we need. A
■ Dear Swathi, On this special day, we wish u many
very good thing about him
Iniya pirandha naal vaazhthukkal. We years of laughter and lifes’s best
is, he never gets tensed or
wish you to lead a happy life and treasures. May this year be filled with
serious. He spreads smiles
hope all your dreams come alive this sweet memories and happy
free of cost each day.
year. hours.Wishing u all the fun and
Wishing you “Very
Urs Mani, Saras and excitemet that only birthday’s can
Happy Birthday Jamal “
Maha, Infosys bring!!! Have a wonderful and a
from Picasso.
Blast year ahed. Happy Birthday
■ Hi Sambath Raj cheers,
May this special day be filled with K.Senthil, S.Durgalakshmi,
sweet memories and happy hours. D.SarahJoyce,V.Gunasekar, N.Vanarani,
Wishing you all the fun and S.Gayathri, J.Sudha, V.Manimala,
excitement that only birthdays can N.Ramachadran, M.Ravi, N.Anandan,
bring! P.Sivaprakash, A.Palani, G.Ranjith &
With Cheers, Human Resources, Citi-credit dept Professional
Coastal Training Technologies Management Consultants Pvt Ltd.
India (P) Ltd, Chennai
■ Dear Rex
■ Dear Arunraj, A simple celebration, a gathering of
Kevin from Wish you all happiness, health and friends; here is wishing you great
Pride prosperity with many many returns happiness, a joy that never ends
Technologies, of the day. May every special Some words of wisdom for your
Spencer Plaza happiness fill this day for you and birthday, "Smile while you still have
doodled this. may the year bring everything you teeth!"
look forward to. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Your Ever Dear Friends, Online Team:-)
ARUN.... VC Sir, Santo, Dinkar, Sundar,
best wishes from, Karthika, Rekha, Bhuvana, Pushpa,
Barclays Team, STERIA. Gowthami, Nandhinee. (SIFY)

■ Dear Nirisha (Lavanya),


It’s that day of the year - your July 25
birthday! I wanted to let you ■ Hi Tharani,
know how glad I am to have you Wish you many more happy returns
as my wife I appreciate all you of the day.
do for me, so today is your Regards, Sujai
day to sit back, relax and enjoy life.
Through tears and smiles,
laughter and heartache, Belated Wishes
you’ve been a part of my life. ■ Dear MV
I never want to live a single day May this birthday showers you the
without you. I love you more with happiness and bring all the good
each new day! things in your life.
Happy Birthday my dear Wife.. Visvijay,
With Luv, Verizon
Sridhar (Cognizant)
■ Dear Priya,
■ Dear Ganesh / Excel Pisth, We are so glad you were born
Kannu pada poguthayya FP because you brighten our life and fill
"Counter"ey Unakku Vayasaagi it with joy. Today is your day to
poguthayya FP "Counter"ey Oru celebrate Your day to be the star So
Ponnu onnu pakka venum FP let the ones you love all cheer And
"Counter"ey HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO say how special you are Wishing you
1) Ennathaan runway’la Plane Odinaalum Athala oru run kooda YOU. all the great things in life May this
edukka mudiyaathu With Lots of Wishes from, day bring you all the things that
2) what the bakery says when u stand before it "Cake inside FP & SQA Team make you happiest. All our love
Bake outside" [i|Nautix Technologies Ltd] always Happy Birthday!!!
3) Man 1 : Tonic Saapidum podhu enda room kadhavai close With loads of Love & Friendship
pandra Man 2 : Doctor thaan " Arai moodi" Tonic Saapida ■ Jamma Bhai, Abraham, Anish, Ann Mary, Alphy,
Sonnaru. Wish u very happy birthday .. Farheen, Jocelyn, Rony
Jayaraman V. May god u always smile and acheive HCL Technologies
HCL Technologies Ltd
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‘Naked cowboy’ to run for Mayor Word’s worth
Tourists in Times Square have been entertained by the Gongoozler (gahn-gooz-ler) a person who stares at activity
“naked cowboy” for years, but the quirky musician recently on a canal. This highly specific word has since been
announced his plans to run for New York City Mayor. broadened to mean any kind of idler or rubbernecker.

B.C

ARIES MARCH 21 - APRIL 20


It is one of those days when you have to
compromise and adjust with others, in order to
keep harmonious relations. With help from others,
you will be able to solve technical difficulties. Love
life may be smooth sailing and satisfactory.

TAURUS APRIL 21 - MAY 20


Ganesha finds you working in a very comfortable
and tension free mood. You may share an affable
relation with your colleagues today. Because of
increased comfort level, you may desire to put in
more effort at work.

GEMINI MAY 21 - JUNE 20


Your logical-self is at its best today, so it’s not only
BORN LOSER a good day to start coding a new programme but
also to make others see your point-of-view. You will
receive a lot of affection from your lover, which will
make you feel good at heart.
CANCER JUNE 21 - JULY 20
It may be a slightly stressful day for you. Precisely
because there may be a conflict between intellect
and emotion. You are emotional by nature but you
may be forced to take decisions a little practically
today. Handle situations diplomatically. Don’t argue.
LEO JULY 21 - AUG 20
If you wish to command over everything and
everyone at office, it may not work in your favour
today. On the personal front, your lover may expect
reassurance. Try to express your love in a different
way and everything will be fine, advises Ganesha.
VIRGO AUG 21 - SEPT 20
You may have to opine on someone’s work or
FREE RANGE WORKING IT OUT excellence today. Criticism is not going to work in
your favour, it may instead tarnish your image. On
personal front, you will please your beloved by
appreciating his or her qualities.
LIBRA SEPT 21 - OCT 20
A favourable day for taking up new projects or
assignments. You will remain calm and composed at
office and home. This will make others respect you
even more. People will appreciate your ability to
maintain equilibrium.
SCORPIO OCT 21 - NOV 20
You will desire to keep things in balance at
workplace, but this effort may go in vain. As long
as you are doing things in good faith, it’s fine. In
short, the day requires careful handling of personal
and professional life.
SAGITTARIUS NOV 21 - DEC 20
It is a perfect day to call for a meeting to set high
aims. The day favours initiation of team work or
group activities with major objectives. There will be
realisation that sometimes it is better to let your life
partner take the command.
CAPRICORN DEC 21 - JAN 20
At office, you may wish to combine creativity and
technology. As the day favours you for such an
activity, you can take up work of finalising designs
of products or software. Output of your practical
decisions will be noteworthy.
AQUARIUS JAN 21 - FEB 20
PREVIOUS It is a perfect day to blend two software or combine
old and new technique for a better output at work.
ISSUE’S Your intelligence may play a major role and you will
receive due appreciation for the same. Ganesha
SOLUTIONS finds you completely involved in love matters.
PISCES FEB 21 - MARCH 20
Pending activities at office will keep bothering you.
With little more effort and with some help, you will
be able to find a way to sort out things. Take care
of your health and avoid mental stress. Love life
may continue to be steady by the grace of Ganesha.
Predictions by Bhavesh N. Pattni
16 ! ERGO Friday, July 24, 2009

Sophie Lavers (C) is crowned


Miss World Australia at a
ceremony in Sydney. Sophie will
now go to Johannesburg, South
Africa to compete in the Miss
World pageant on December 12.
PHOTO: AFP

Actors Imran Khan and Shruti Hassan launch


a game-based website for the movie Luck at
JW Marriott Hotel in Mumbai. PHOTO: AFP

A rescue dog gets ready prior the Men’s 10km Swimmers perform the "Synchro Kabuki" under water during part of the
Open Water competition at the FINA World muscle musical, entitled "Matsuri" or festival at the Muscle theatre in Tokyo.
Swimming Championships in Ostia. PHOTO: AFP PHOTO: AFP

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